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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
This spinoff of Midsummer Night's Dream is hilarious. The lewdness, Rumor as narrator, rampant Shakespeare quotes and allusions are a delight. Best savored as an audiobook since it basically a book mimicking a play, the plot twists and final denouement are a treat. Who knew squirrels and faeries were so connected! Hysterically funny!
Pocket the fool finds himself in the middle of Midsummer Night's Dream. All the usual shenanigans you expect from Moore's writing take place. He tells a great story but the humor felt a little off this time. Still loved it.
I was sent an advanced copy by the publisher on Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I read my first Christopher Moore book, Lamb, when I was probably too young to have read it. Still, it managed to excite in me a love for this author and I have read many of his books since then and will probably continue to read many more in the future. The way his humor plays into the books is so captivating, and Shakespeare for Squirrels is no exception.
In keeping with the rest of the Fool series, Shakespeare for Squirrels is a retelling of a Shakespeare play, this time A Midsummer Night's Dream, featuring many reoccurring characters from the other books such as Drool, Jeff the Monkey, and of course, Pocket. Pocket finds the body of Puck aka Robin Goodfellow, in a meadow and must solve the mystery of what happened to him, what happened to the "object" he was carrying, and what the hell is going on in Athens anyway?? With the cast of characters from AMND along for the ride, Pocket solves the mystery once and for all!
This is where I confess... I can't remember reading the other books (I might have, I just can't remember them if I did) so this book was my first foray with the characters. And I must say, for being the 3rd book in a series, I was able to keep up very well and wasn't left behind at all! So if by some crazy happenstance like me, you start reading on this book, you're fine! I'm sure there are jokes that I missed due to not remembering the other books and/or having read them, but there were also plenty of jokes that stood up alone and had me laughing out loud. I also think the length of this book really works in it's favor, because it keeps up a nice, steady pace.
My three star rating is largely based on my enjoyment of the book: I had fun and it made me laugh, but it also wasn't anything special and I found myself skimming large paragraphs of fighting, moving from place to place, etc. I think some of those could have been cut or at least bridged with some sentences, but again I thought the length worked really well. In reality, my 3 star rating says that this book was "good." And this is coming from, again, someone who wasn't attached to the characters before or knew about the other books so really, that's saying something.
Ultimately, if you're a fan of this series, you're going to enjoy this book. It has a lot of Christopher Moore's signature elements and is a good romp through the zaniness that is A Midsummer Night's Dream.
I read my first Christopher Moore book, Lamb, when I was probably too young to have read it. Still, it managed to excite in me a love for this author and I have read many of his books since then and will probably continue to read many more in the future. The way his humor plays into the books is so captivating, and Shakespeare for Squirrels is no exception.
In keeping with the rest of the Fool series, Shakespeare for Squirrels is a retelling of a Shakespeare play, this time A Midsummer Night's Dream, featuring many reoccurring characters from the other books such as Drool, Jeff the Monkey, and of course, Pocket. Pocket finds the body of Puck aka Robin Goodfellow, in a meadow and must solve the mystery of what happened to him, what happened to the "object" he was carrying, and what the hell is going on in Athens anyway?? With the cast of characters from AMND along for the ride, Pocket solves the mystery once and for all!
This is where I confess... I can't remember reading the other books (I might have, I just can't remember them if I did) so this book was my first foray with the characters. And I must say, for being the 3rd book in a series, I was able to keep up very well and wasn't left behind at all! So if by some crazy happenstance like me, you start reading on this book, you're fine! I'm sure there are jokes that I missed due to not remembering the other books and/or having read them, but there were also plenty of jokes that stood up alone and had me laughing out loud. I also think the length of this book really works in it's favor, because it keeps up a nice, steady pace.
My three star rating is largely based on my enjoyment of the book: I had fun and it made me laugh, but it also wasn't anything special and I found myself skimming large paragraphs of fighting, moving from place to place, etc. I think some of those could have been cut or at least bridged with some sentences, but again I thought the length worked really well. In reality, my 3 star rating says that this book was "good." And this is coming from, again, someone who wasn't attached to the characters before or knew about the other books so really, that's saying something.
Ultimately, if you're a fan of this series, you're going to enjoy this book. It has a lot of Christopher Moore's signature elements and is a good romp through the zaniness that is A Midsummer Night's Dream.
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
This Shakespearean romp through a Midsummer Night's Dream will not be everyone's cup of tea. It's unapologetically derivative. It's bloody, naughty, hop, skip and jumpy, and still manages to be plenty of fun. I loved it, but your mileage may vary. With Christopher Moore's hand on the pen (or, I suppose, the keyboard) you'll never be able to look a squirrel in the eyes again.
Acknowledgement: Thank you to NetGalley for a free copy of this book, in return for an honest and objective review.
Acknowledgement: Thank you to NetGalley for a free copy of this book, in return for an honest and objective review.
I love Christopher Moore and this story made me laugh and kept me hooked till the last page.
It was a fun and engrossing read that I strongly recommend.
Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC, all opinions are mine
It was a fun and engrossing read that I strongly recommend.
Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC, all opinions are mine
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I really like the Pocket books, and this is by far my favorite. Easy and fun to read. Exactly what I needed.
